Utility handle for umbrellas



APril 1966 K. BRAUN ETAL 3,245,421

. UTILITY HANDLE FOR UMBRELLAS Filed April 20, 1964 2. Sheets-Sheet 1 aNM IN VEN TORS KALNAN .BPflUN HERM/A/A \SCHHARZ April 12, 1966 K. BRAUNETAL 3,245,421

UTILITY HANDLE FOR UMBRELLAS Filed April 20, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 r 5a5 i United States Patent (3 3,245,421 UTILITY HANDLE FOR UMBRELLASKalman Braun and Hermina Schwarz, both of 114 S. 8th St., Brooklyn, N.Y.Filed Apr. 20, 1964, Ser. No. 361,187 2 Claims. (Cl. 135-16) Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in umbrellaconstruction.

In inclement weather, when it is necessary to carry an umbrellaoverhead, it is very inconvenient to have to open a handbang in order toextract a cosmetic, a toilet article or to open a purse in order toextract a coin, token and the like.

With this in mind, it is a principal object of the present invention toprovide an umbrella with a handle that provides a carry-all forcosmetics, toilet articles, coins, tokens and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide an umbrella with a handlecarrying cosmetics, toilet articles, coins, tokens and the like thatdoes not interfere with the ordinary function of the umbrella and thatis symmetrical and pleasing in appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide an umbrella with ahandle of this kind that is simple and rugged in construction andeconomical to manufacture and highly eflicient for the purposesintended.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of an umbrella embodying one form of theinvention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the carryall device removedfrom the handle of the umbrella as seen from the line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIG. 2,several of the supported articles being shown in extended and partlyextended positions.

FIG. 3A is a sectional detail view showing a coin partly ejected.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a modified shape of carryall body.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of another modified shape of carry-all body.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of still another modified shape of carry-all body.

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a modified form of carry-alldevice secured to and forming an extension of the umbrella handle.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view through the longitudinal center ofFIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing a step of ejectinga coin.

FIG. 10 is an elevational view of another modified form of carry-alldevice secured to an umbrella handle.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged partly front perspective and partly verticalsectional view of the carry-all device of FIG. 10, showing a step inejecting a coin, parts being broken away.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the center ofFIG. 10.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional detail view of the mounting of theretracting and ejecting spring.

Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, in FIG. 1an umbrella embodying one form of the invention is shown in openposition and is designated generally at 10. The umbrella 10 comprisesthe ordinary frame formed of metal radial ribs 12 hingedly mounted attheir inner ends to a ring, not shown, affording a sup port for a fabriccover 14 which serves as a guard for rain. The frame is supported at oneend of a wooden stick 16, the top end as viewed in FIG. 1. One end ofthe stick projects above the cover 14 as indicated at 18 as iscustomary.

In accordance with the present invention, a carry-all device indicatedgenerally at 20 is fastened to the other end of the stick, the bottomend as viewed in FIG. 1, forming an extension of the stick. Thiscarry-all device 20 comprises an elongated stick or rod 22 with a solidmultisided body wider than the stick 16. A headless screw 24 threadedinto the center of the top of the body of the carry-all device and intothe center of the bottom end of the stick 16 secures the carry-alldevice to the bottom end of the stick, in elongation thereof. A similarscrew 26 is threaded into the center of the opposite or bottom end ofthe body of the carry-all device for supporting an elongated wooden knob28 forming an extension of the handle. A string 30 in looped fashion issecured around the screw 26 for carrying and hanging up the umbrellawhen in closed position.

At one end, the top end as viewed in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3,

of the rod 22, a cylindrical socket opening 32 is formed. The socketopening intersects the front side surface of the rod and is adapted toreceive and support slidably a lipstick 34, with the head 36 of thelipstick projecting outwardly of the rod. Underneath the socket opening32, in the front side surface of the rod 22 and closely spaced therefromthere is a shallow, rectangular-shaped, vertically disposed recess 38 toaccommodate a glass mirror 40. A transverse recess 42 is formedsubstantially the width of the body of the rod 22 below the recess 38and closely spaced therefrom. A coiled tension spring 44 is housed inthe recess 42 seated at one end on the base of the recess.

A box-like drawer or container 46 is slidably mounted in the recess 42with its inner end impinging against the outer end of the spring 44whereby the drawer is urged outwardly to the position shown in FIG. 3.The drawer has bottom, side and end walls and is open at the top and isadapted to contain powder or the like. A teat 48 on the bottom end ofone of the side walls is adapted to drop into a similar shaped notch 50in the floor of the recess 42 for holding the drawer against outwardmovement.

Below the recess 42, the body of the rod 22 is cut away forming anelongated vertically disposed compartment 54, opening at one side of thebody. This opening is closed by a closure plate 56 which is formed witha narrow slot 58 adjacent its bottom end. The opposite side of the bodyof the rod is formed with a slot 60 in line with slot 58. A solid block62 of wood, plastic or other suitable material having a flat bottom anda flat supporting top is slidably mounted on the floor of thecompartment 54. The block is provided with an extension 68 at one sideat the top which extends outwardly through the slot 58 and is formedwith a knob or finger piece 70 for sliding the block forwardly andrearwardly. The opposite end of the block is formed with an upstandinghook 72 normally extending into the slot 60. A stack of coins or tokens74 is mounted on the flat top of the block and is pressed downwardlyagainst said supporting top by a compression spring 76, one end beingseated against the roof 78 of the compartment and impinging against thestack of coins at its other end.

In use, the lipstick 36 can very readily be manually pulled out ofsocket 32 for use and just as easily returned. The use of the mirror 40is obvious. A little manual outward pressure will cause drawer 46 toopen. In order to extract a coin or token 74, it is only necessary tograsp the finger piece 70 and manually pull the block 62 outwardlywhereby the hook 72 will carry the lowermost coin 74 in the stack alongwith it pushing it ahead and out through the slot 58. It will thus beseen that a very convenient carry-all device has been provided.

The body of the carry-all device may be hexagonal, circular or square asshown in FIGS. 4, 5 and. 6.

In FIGS. 7 to 9, inclusive, a modified form of carry-all device isillustrated as interposed between two stick sections 16, adjacent thebottom of the stick. The carryall device 20' comprises a tubular metalhousing 22' open at both ends and closed thereat by metal flangedclosure caps 80, threaded on the threaded open ends 82 of the tubularhousing. Each cap is formed with a central enlargement 84 and radiatingfrom the enlargement is a screw 86. The screw 86 at one end, the top endas viewed in FIG. 8, is threaded into the center of the bottom of thetop stick section 16' and the opposite screw 86 is threaded into thecenter of the top end of the other or bottom stick section 16'.

A pair of spaced transverse slots 90 and 92 are formed in the wall ofthe tubular housing equally spaced from the caps 80, 80. The slotsextend approximately 180 around the tubular housing. A verticallydisposed slot 94 is formed in the wall of the housing between thetransverse slots 90 and 92. The wall of the tubular housing is formedwith a narrow vertically disposed bulged out portion 96 opposite theslot 94 and extending from a point slightly above the slot 90 to a pointslightly below the slot 92. Spaced teats 98, 98 are formed on the innersurface of the bulged out portion adjacent the ends thereof. A narrowpartition wall is formed inside the tubular housing extending inwardlyfrom the lower edge of slot 90, and a similar narrow partition wall 112is similarly disposed from the upper edge of slot 92. The partitionwalls 110 and 112 extend only part way across leaving a space 113between the partition walls and the side wall. The partition walls 110and 112 and the wall of the tubular hous ing define a compartment 114,and the wall 110, opposed cap 80 and wall of the tubular housing definea compartment 118. Slot 90 communicates with compartment 116, slot 92.with compartment 118 and slot 94 with compartment 114. A stack of coins74' of one denomination is supported on partition wall 110, incompartment 116, and is pressed onto the partition wall by a compressionspring 120. Another stack of coins 74 of a dilferent denomination isseated on partition wall 112 in compartment 118 and is pressedthereagainst by a compression spring 122.

In compartment 114, a T-shaped coin ejecting device 124 is tiltablymounted. The ejecting device 124 has a narrow rail-shaped body 126 withan elongated shank 128 extending from the center of one edge thereof. Ahead 130 is formed on the outer free end of the shank. Spaced notches132 are formed in the opposite edge of the railshaped body adjacent itsends. The notches 132 normally seat on the teats 98 thereby supportingthe ejecting device in truly horizontal position as viewed in FIGS. 8and 9. A compression spring 134 sleeved around the shank 128 presses therail-shaped body against its seat on the teats 98.

In using the carry-all device 20', the coins 74' are ejected by manuallysliding the shank 128 of the ejecting device up and. down in slot 94thereby tilting the railshaped body 126 thereof, against the action ofspring 134. When the shank 128 is manually slid downwardly by means ofthe head 130, as viewed in FIG. 9, the body is tilted and the top end ofthe body 126 engages the lowermost coin 74' on the stack supported onpartition wall 110 in compartment 116 and pushes said lowermost coinoutwardly through the slot 90. When the shank 128 is slid upwardly inslot 94, the body 126 is tilted so that the lower end of the body asviewed in FIG. 9 moves in an arc forwardly thereby engaging the topmostcoin 74 on the stack of coins in compartment 118 thereby pushing saidtopmost coin outwardly through slot 92. When manual pressure is releasedon head 130, the spring 134 returns the body 126 and shank 128 to normalhorizontal position. The stack of coins 74 in compartment 116 may benickels or 5:3 pieces and the coins 74 in compartment 118 may be dimesor 10 pieces andv the slots 90 and 92 may be suitably marked.

In the modification of the invention shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, inclusive,a coin holder device 10 is shown interposed between two stick sections136 and 138. The coin holder device includes a metal tubular housing 20"having an externally threaded end 140 threaded onto the threaded end 142of the stick section 136. The other end of the tubular housing issleeved over a reduced portion 144 of the stick section 138 and fastenedthereon by a fastening element 146. A transverse slot: 148 is formed inthe tubular housing 20" extending approximately 180 therearound, andanother transverse slot 150 of similar dimensions is formed in a planebelow the plane of slot 148 and closely adjacent to slot 148. A roundblock 152 is rotatably seated on the top surface of stick section 138. Apin 154 has one end fastened to the periphery of block 152 and radiallyextends through the slot 150 with a head 156 formed on the outer endthereof. A pin 158 projects up from the top surface of the block and another pin 160 projects up from the top surface of a ledge 172 formed onthe inner surface of the wall of the tubular housing 20". A coiledtension spring 164 has one end fastened to the pin 158 and its other endfastened to pin 160. A stack of coins 74" is seated on the top surfaceof block 152 and is pressed thereagainst by a compression spring 120".Normally the body of the spring 164 extends around and is in contactwith the lowermost coin 74", which is opposite slot 148. In order toeject a coin, it is only necessary to rotate the block 152 manually bymeans of the pin 154 whereupon the spring 164 will push the lowermostcoin out through the slot 148.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. An umbrella construction comprising a stick, a frame secured to oneend of the stick, a fabric cover over the frame serving as a guard forrain, a cylindrical hollow coin holder fastened to the other end of thestick and forming an elongation thereof, said holder having a pair ofcompartments in the ends thereof for holding coins of variousdenominations, said holder having a compartment disposed between the endcompartments, said holder having transverse slots leading to said endcompartments, and having a vertically disposed slot leading to theintermediate compartment, a T-shaped device tiltably mounted in saidintermediate compartment, said device including an elongated rail-shapedbody, a shank leading from the center of one long edge of the body andextending through said vertically disposed slot, a coil spring sleevedaround the shank for normally holding the shank at right angles to theaxis of the body, the innermost coins in the stacks of coins in said endcompartments being disposed in the path of tilting motion of the ends ofsaid rail-shaped body whereby either innermost coin may be selectivelyejected through the slot leading to the respective end compartment.

2. In an umbrella handle, a combined coin holder and dispensercomprising a metal tubular housing, said housing having a pair ofcompartments in the ends thereof for holding coins of variousdenominations, a compartment between said end compartments, said housinghaving transverse slots leading to the end compartments and a verticallydisposed slot leading to the intermediate compartment, a T-shaped devicetiltably mounted in said intermediate compartment, said device includingan elongated rail-shaped body, a shank leading from the center 5 of onelong edge of the body and extending through said vertically disposedslot, a coil spring sleeved around the shank for normally holding theshank at right angles to the axis of the body, the innermost coins inthe stacks of coins in said end compartments being disposed in the pathof tilting motion of the ends of said rail-shaped body whereby eitherinnermost coin may be selectively ejected through the slot leading tothe respective end compartment.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Herold 13547Herineke 1335 Hopkins 1335 Monson 1335 Bright 13516 Weber 13547 Troy1335 X Bouchard 135-5 0 REINALDO P. MACHADO, Primary Examiner.

HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Examiner.

1. AN UMBRELLA CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A STICK, A FRAME SECURED TO ONEEND OF THE STICK, A FABRIC COVER OVER THE FRAME SERVING AS A GUARD FORRAIN, A CYLINDRICAL HOLLOW COIN HOLDER FASTENED TO THE OTHER END OF THESTICK AND FORMING AN ELONGATION THEREOF, SAID HOLDER HAVING A PAIR OFCOMPARTMENTS IN THE ENDS THEREOF FOR HOLDING COINS OF VARIOUSDENOMINATIONS, SAID HOLDER HAVING A COMPARTMENT DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ENDCOMPARTMENTS, SAID HOLDER HAVING TRANSVERSE SLOTS LEADING TO SAID ENDCOMPARTMENTS, AND HAVING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED SLOT LEADING TO THEINTERMEDIATE COMPARTMENT, A T-SHAPED DEVICE TILTABLY MOUNTED IN SAIDINTERMEDIATE COMPARTMENT, SAID DEVICE INCLUDING AN ELONGATED RAIL-SHAPEDBODY, A SHANK LEADING FROM THE CENTER OF ONE LONG EDGE OF THE BODY ANDEXTENDING THROUGH SAID VERTICALLY DISPOSED SLOT, A COIL SPRING SLEEVEDAROUND THE SHANK FOR NORMALLY HOLDING THE SHANK AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THEAXIS OF THE BODY, THE INNERMOST COINS IN THE STACKS OF COINS IN SAID ENDCOMPARTMENTS BEING DIS-